KALEID Gallery is proud to present: “Animals Are People Too” Sandi Billingsley feature exhibit Animals are people too. With people being so serious, aggressive, and divided right now I thought I would like to paint a series that is light-hearted and hopefully a little bit funny. I believe laughter can bring us together. And I believe together we stand. As an artist I love to create Beauty that represents personal beliefs and issues. I live to experiment with technique, style and materials. If I can make you feel something, then I feel like I have succeeded. Opening reception: First Friday, March 4th 5pm–9pm.Part of the South First Fridays ArtWalk SJ. Exhibition dates: March 4–26, 2022 View available works online. Gallery hours: Thursdays–*Fridays 12pm–7pm, Saturdays 12pm–5pm & *First Fridays 5pm–9pm.Free admission. KALEID Gallery320 S. 1st St.SoFA District, downtown San Joseinfo@kaleidgallery.com…

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KALEID Gallery is proud to present: “Writer’s Breakthrough” by Jean-Luc Pedanou I first started painting exclusively for myself in an effort to work through writer’s block while working on a graphic novel. I had read somewhere that engaging in a different artistic endeavor could spur on creativity for writers. Unfortunately that idea failed but only from a literary standpoint but succeeded for me artistically by compelling me to pursue expression through painting and eventually mixed media. I had always wanted to paint and finally gave myself license to try unconditionally. Once I started sharing my work, I was compelled by the diverse reactions I was receiving. I now understand that I love evoking emotion, feeling and imagination from viewers. From the start my feelings were expressed in cascades of colors, light and movement. Eventually however, I felt a need to add more dimension and texture to my work. I love…

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KALEID Gallery is proud to present: “222” New works by Force129Opening Reception: First Friday February 4th 5-9pm This new series of work includes mixed media art works on various surfaces created in the past 2 years. These selections are displayed together to show my creative journey from my daily studio practice of expressing my ideas. Fernando “Force 129” Amaro, Jr. is an artist & designer living & working in San Jose, CA. Exhibition dates: February 4–26, 2022 Gallery hours: Thursdays–*Fridays 12pm–7pm, Saturdays 12pm–5pm & *First Fridays 5–9pm.Free admission, all ages, mask required. View AVAILABLE WORKS online. KALEID Gallery320 S. 1st St.Downtown San Joseinfo@kaleidgallery.com…

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KALEID Gallery is proud to present:“222” New Journals by Gianfranco PaolozziOpening reception First Friday February 4th 5–9pm Marking on surfacesmoment by moment,hour by hour,day by day,month by month,year by year…just like a journal.Gianfranco’s life began in San Pietro Avellana, Italy, a small town in the mountains of Central Italy. During the ’60s and ’70s he participated in exhibitions and art contests across the region. In 1974 he moved to California following his girlfriend. After their marriage, the couple settled in Sunnyvale. From the mid-70s to the present Gianfranco has exhibited extensively throughout the entire Bay Area. Currently his studio is at the Citadel complex in San Jose. Exhibition dates: February 4–26, 2022 Gallery hours: Thursdays – *Fridays 12pm–7pm, Saturdays 12pm–5pm and First Fridays 5pm–9pm.Free admission, mask required. View AVAILABLE WORKS online. KALEID Gallery 320 S. 1st St.Downtown San Jose info@kaleidgallery.com…

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HARK! hand-painted window signage by Force129. KALEID Gallery is proud to present the highly anticipated HARK! Holiday Affordable Art Show & Sale! Over 45 exceptionally talented San Jose area artists have created hundreds of works of art available at gift giving prices. All original & unique pieces in a plethora of mediums including paintings, sculptures, photography, illustrations, knitted creatures and skate decks ready to go home with you cash & carry (credit cards also accepted). Get all your holiday shopping done while supporting independent artists and creatives. Featuring Artists: Darius B’Alexander, Mariana Barnes, Sandi Billingsley, Steven Borelli, Bryson Bost, Julie Bovee, Jeffrey Bramschreiber, Karen Carlo Salinger, Jennifer Carrier, Houyee Chow, Margaret Choy, Jemal Diamond, Ruben Escalante, Force129, Mark Gomez, Cynthia Gonzalez, Frida Gustafsson, Katie Gutierrez, Ken Harmount, Kyle Harter, Diana Hartman, Matty Heimgartner, Kushlani Jayasinha, Jon Kermit, Minesh Kher, Natasha Kramskaya, Le Joe, Sarah Loyola, Valentino Loyola, Lucidbeaming, Rayos Magos, David Mejia,…

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“Three Graces”, Mariya Milovidova, fabric paint on canvas. KALEID Gallery is proud to present:“Circle of Life” by resident artist Mariya MilovidovaThis collection of artworks represents past, present, and the future with some of the design elements chosen from previous current collections as well as the one I been working on during the Pandemic.The Pandemic made me realize that we can never be certain about anything as we live in times of uncertainty. However, it always continues because uncertainty is a part of life. Which makes me think that we need to be adaptable to changes and this is what I did with this collection by incorporating designs from past collections along with more current pieces from newer collections including one which I started working on during the Pandemic. It represents the lessons from the past that we learn, and bring into the future which becomes the present and continues with…

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KALEID Gallery is proud to present:“Landscapes” by resident artist Alfred PreciadoLandscapes is a transformation of my art from women and Ballerinas to the objective beauty I find in trees and fauna having the same dancing and trembling beauty of my former focus on the figurative. My inspiration draws from the parallels I see between both entities.Exhibition dates: November 5–27, 2021View available artworks onlineGallery hours:Thursdays–*Fridays 12pm–7pmSaturday 12pm–5pm *First Fridays 5pm–9pm.KALEID Gallery366 S. 1st St.downtown San Josewww.kaleidgalleryinfo@kaleidgallery.com…

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KALEID Gallery is proud to present: “Imagination” new works by resident artist Jenifer Renzel A collection of new paintings and assemblages representing all the hopping, creepy-crawling, whimsical and dark spirits from the back of my mind. Opening reception: First Friday October 1st 5pm–9pmPart of the South FIRST FRIDAYS Art Walk SJ. Exhibition Dates: October 1–29, 2021 View AVAILABLE WORKS ONLINE Gallery Hours:Thursday–*Friday 12pm–7pm, Saturday 12pm–5pm & *First Fridays 5pm–9pm KALEID Gallery320 S. 1st St., San Jose408-947-1785info@kaleidgallery.com…

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KALEID Gallery is proud to present:“Realizing the Visceral” palette knife creations by resident artist Jeffrey Bramschreiber Months of enforced isolation can lead you into many interesting and unexpected places, spiritually, emotionally, physically and creatively. For me, those inner journeys led me to experiment with thicker paint, more abstraction and a more forceful approach using the palette knife instead of a brush. I sincerely hope that the raw emotion, express joy, and new found freedom I discovered comes across in these works. Opening Reception: First Friday October 1st 5pm–9pm.Part of the South FIRST FRIDAYS Art Walk SJ. Exhibition Dates: October 1–29, 2021 View AVAILABLE WORKS ONLINE. Gallery Hours: Thursday–*Friday 12pm–7pmSaturday 12pm–5pm*First Fridays 5pm–9pm KALEID Gallery320 S. 1st St., San Jose408-947-1785info@kaleidgallery.com…

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KALEID Gallery is proud to present: “SHIFT” by Karen Carlo Salinger  Things are shifting everywhere, quickly and drastically.  Our climate has been changing for a long time, but the pace of the shift has been speeding up, and we as humans have to shift to adjust to it, and change our ways drastically to try to ameliorate the damage we have been causing for way too long.  Our culture is shifting, mostly for the good, for those who are waking up and trying to learn from history, to do better, and make our society a better place.  Others are resisting this shift with all their might, and doubling down on the wrongs of history, because they fear change and what that might mean.  We are in the midst of a massive pandemic, which is causing structural shifts throughout our world, and we as a species are trying to adapt and…

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